Rio Olympics, NBCSN and Fox Sports Ratings Buzz: August 1-7

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Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

NBCSN Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up +165 percent (651,000 vs. 246,000) from one week earlier and up +514 percent (651,000 vs. 106,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up +205 percent (461,000 vs. 151,000) from one week earlier and up +127 percent (461,000 vs. 203,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following NBCSN programs of the week:

• “NASCAR America” (Aug. 5): 265,000 (93,000 adults 18-49)
• “Sports Jeopardy” (Aug. 5-6): 207,000 (92,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Countdown Green (USA, Aug. 7 2:00-2:30 p.m.): 1.391 million total viewers (362,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Start (USA, Aug. 7 2:30-2:57 p.m.): 2.576 million total viewers (642,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race: Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (Watkins Glen, NY) (USA, Aug. 7 2:57-5:59 p.m.): 3.828 million total viewers (956,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Post Race (USA, Aug. 7 5:59-6:34 p.m.): 1.951 million total viewers (593,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying: Watkins Glen (CNBC, Aug. 6 12:00-1:30 p.m.): 406,000 total viewers (94,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Countdown Green (CNBC, Aug. 6 1:30-2:00 p.m.): 412,000 total viewers (53,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Start (CNBC, Aug. 6 2:00-2:28 p.m.): 688,000 total viewers (126,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race: Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen, NY) (CNBC, Aug. 6 2:28-5:08 p.m.): 1.023 million total viewers (228,000 adults 18-49)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Post Race (CNBC, Aug. 6 5:08-5:14 p.m.): 773,000 total viewers (166,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 1 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up +45 percent (281,000 vs. 194,000) from one week earlier and up +27 percent (281,000 vs. 221,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is down -3 percent (96,000 vs. 92,000) from one week earlier and down -7 percent (96,000 vs. 103,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

Viewership averages for the following FS1 programs of the week:

• “Fox Sports Live with Jay and Dan” (FS1 Aug. 1-5): 44,000 (18,000 adults 18-49)
• “The Herd” (FS1 Aug. 1-5): 52,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)
• “Best Thing I Herd” (FS1 Aug. 1-2 & 4-5): 18,000 (12,000 adults 18-49)
• “NASCAR Race Hub” (FS1 Aug. 1-2): 131,000 (24,000 adults 18-49)
• “Speak For Yourself” (FS1 Aug. 1-5): 41,000 (13,000 adults 18-49)
• “MLB Whiparound” (FS1 Aug. 1-5): 56,000 (16,000 adults 18-49)
• “TMZ Sports” (Aug. 1-5 late night): 47,000 (21,000 adults 18-49)
• “TMZ SportsWeekend” (Aug. 6 late night 3:22-3:50 a.m.): 102,000 (45,000 adults 18-49)
• “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” (Aug. 3 11:30 p.m.): 36,000 (15,000 adults 18-49)

Fox Sports 2 Top 10 (and Select) Programs

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is down -63 percent (21,000 vs. 57,000) from one week earlier and down -63 percent (21,000 vs. 56,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is down -18 percent (18,000 vs. 22,000) from one week earlier and down -18 percent (18,000 vs. 22,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research